# Lucas Castro

Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia La Plata, as a winger.

## Club career
### Gimnasia La Plata

Castro began his career within the youth ranks of Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 2003.
After 68 appearances and 6 goals for his hometown club, Castro transferred to Racing Club de Avellaneda.

### Racing Club

In July 2011, Castro completed a transfer to Argentine rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda after being signed by Manager Diego Simeone. Castro played mainly on the left wing, with Mauro Camoranesi usually playing on the right wing. In his only season with the club, he scored 6 goals in 29 league appearances.

### Calcio Catania

On 20 July 2012, Castro signed for Italian Serie A club Catania for €2.5 million on a five-year contract.

### Chievo Verona

On 29 June 2015, Castro signed with Chievo.

### Cagliari

On 30 June 2018, Castro signed with Cagliari.

### SPAL

On 31 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan. As certain performance conditions were met, SPAL were obligated to purchase his rights.

### Turkey

On 19 January 2021, Castro signed with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük. In August 2021 he moved to Adana Demirspor.

## International career

In 2011, Castro was called up to the Argentina national side by the then-manager Alejandro Sabella for a friendly match against Brazil.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 2 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gimnasia de La Plata | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Gimnasia de La Plata | 2009–10 | Argentine Primera División | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Gimnasia de La Plata | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 4 |
| Gimnasia de La Plata | Total | Total | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 |
| Racing Club | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 7 |
| Catania | 2012–13 | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 4 |
| Catania | 2013–14 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 3 |
| Catania | 2014–15 | Serie B | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 6 |
| Catania | Total | Total | 90 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13 |
| Chievo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 3 |
| Chievo | 2016–17 | Serie A | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 6 |
| Chievo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 3 |
| Chievo | Total | Total | 92 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 12 |
| Cagliari | 2018–19 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 2 |
| Cagliari | Total | Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 309 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 41 |